Are You a Working Parent? These 12 Companies Are Here to Support You!
Balancing work and family life can be challenging, and this is especially true for the many parents who find themselves strapped for time or deprived of sleep. If you feel this way, you’re not alone. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, over 60% of families with children have both parents working outside the home. Other research finds that most working parents say that balancing the responsibilities of both their jobs and their families can be challenging.
Fortunately, more and more companies are recognizing the need to support their employees with family-friendly policies and benefits. Today, we’ve rounded up 12 organizations that are leading the way in promoting healthy work-life balances for working parents.
48forty Solutions
48forty Solutions is the largest pallet-management services company in North America with a national network of over 252 facilities, including 73 company-owned and operated pallet recycling plants and more than 850 partners. Due to their ability to attract and retain a diverse workforce, including working parents, 48forty Solutions has become the largest and fastest-growing integrated end-to-end supply chain solutions provider in North America. The company is proud to offer opportunities that empower employees, including working parents, in their supply chain and beyond.
Brother USA
Brother USA offers working parents tons of benefits that they love, including flexible hours and a hybrid policy that allows employees to work from home or remotely two days per week. Their core hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., providing parents some more time in the mornings or after-school hours depending on whether they prefer to come in early or work later. Brother also offers Flexible Fridays year-round, which give employees a half day to start their weekends early. Eligible employees can also take advantage of weeks that are designated as Work From Home weeks; these are pre-scheduled around key holidays throughout the year to provide additional work-life balance.
Computershare
Computershare is a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 21 different countries. Computershare is also focused on ensuring that all employees — including parents — can achieve work-life balance. For instance, employees receive the support that they need to balance their professional and personal lives — whether they need to take care of their family, go to school, take military leave, or take time away from work to volunteer. The company has also updated their family leave program in the United States to include more paid parental leave, which further shows how they invest in their employees. “As both a parent and a manager of others who are parents at Computershare, I am proud to say that my company fully supports the always-on needs of parents.” Shares Amy Perras, Global Head of Portfolio Marketing.
Constellation Brands
Constellation Brands makes it their mission to foster a culture where all employees feel empowered to bring their true selves to work every day. They do that by offering benefits like three weeks of paid vacation, paid maternity leave, competitive healthcare, and 401(k) matching. The company is also focused on ensuring that each employee has equal opportunities to grow and succeed. For example, Constellation Brands has a dedicated leadership team behind their DEI strategy, which has been elevated to their executive management committee and has Board oversight.
CSL
As the third-largest global biopharmaceutical company with employees in more than 35 countries, CSL Behring embraces diversity and inclusion for all. The company is focused on serving patients with serious and rare diseases, and this work starts by serving their own employees. While benefits at CSL vary by region, some notable benefits include CSL's Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which is designed to provide employees and their loved ones with support in addressing various issues related to their overall wellbeing. Benefits such as paid maternity and paternity leave, paid adoptive leave, short-term disability, lactation facilities, fertility support, backup child care, elder care, and more also support new and growing families. Employees also have the opportunity to share in the ownership, growth, and future success of CSL by purchasing company shares at a minimum 15% discount.
Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae creates opportunities for people to buy, refinance, or rent a home. They are a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders, on a mission to facilitate equitable and sustainable access to homeownership and quality affordable rental housing across America. Fannie Mae also recognizes the importance of a diverse workforce, and that means supporting and including women (and working parents!) throughout the company. For instance, Fannie Mae offers employees competitive benefits, a few of which include: flexible hybrid work environment, flex hours, flex Fridays, paid parental/maternity leave, childcare and eldercare assistance, and family sick leave.
InfluxData
InfluxData’s culture is built upon each of their employees valuing one another and the talents they each bring to the company. The company also believes that learning from each other and expressing different viewpoints leads to better decisions and greater innovation. That’s why providing support for employees to be themselves is important, and that includes helping working parents achieve healthy work-life balances. Influxdata is a remote-first company, so parents can work from home or anywhere they want. Employees even get an allowance for a home office setup or a co-working space. They can join in on fun, remote-friendly events throughout the. year, including Meditation Mondays and yoga to stay grounded. Employees also have the opportunity to take off paid volunteering time.
Renaissance Learning
As a global leader in assessment, reading, and math solutions for pre-K–12 schools and districts, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. Renaissance solutions are used in over one-third of U.S. schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide. Renaissance also knows that to help students, they need to help their employees be successful in their careers — and this includes supporting the parents who work at the company. That’s why they provide a plethora of benefits, including an employee well-being program to cultivate healthy habits, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, a breast milk delivery service, and more!
Robert Half
Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions and business consulting firm and the parent company of Protiviti®, a global consulting firm. For more than 70 years, Robert Half has been focused on bringing great companies and specialized talent together to build successful business and rewarding careers. And this work starts with Robert Half’s own people. As such, Robert Half offers competitive benefits that help you — and your family — live your best life at home or at work. These include paid maternity leave, healthcare, flex time, and more to help all employees achieve work-life balance and feel fulfilled in their careers and personal lives.
RWE Americas
RWE employs about 20,000 people in almost 30 countries from many different walks of life who all work together to ensure clean, sustainable energy for the future. With their investment and growth strategy Growing Green, RWE is contributing significantly to the success of the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy system. For instance, in the United States, RWE develops, owns, and operates some of the most efficient, highest-performing renewable energy projects. And RWE is also committed to providing employees not just with any benefits, but with benefits that meet their personal situations and that of their loved ones. These benefits — from parental leave to caretaking help — support social, financial, and emotional health, and employees have a choice of packages offered by RWE’s professional partner, Insperity.
Siemens Digital Industries Software
Siemens Digital Industries Software is a global leader in the growing field of product lifecycle management (PLM), manufacturing operations management (MOM), and electronic design automation (EDA) software, hardware, and services. At its core, the company’s culture depends on creativity, which means that Siemens Digital Industries Software must be a motivational and inspiring place to work. And, to welcome innovation, the company must first create a space for employees to be able to bring their best selves. Siemens Digital Industries Software does so with a wealth of benefits that employees, including working parents, enjoy. These include dental and prescription drug coverage, a vision plan, life insurance, Paid Time Off, a 401(k) plan, and the opportunity to contribute to Flexible Spending Accounts. Parental leave, lactation facilities, childcare help, and other benefits also support growing families.
Sunrun
Sunrun is the leading residential solar and battery storage company in the U.S. And the company isn’t just selling solar panels — they’re reshaping the energy landscape. For over a decade, Sunrun has been at the forefront of the energy revolution, bringing families affordable, resilient, and reliable energy. And that’s not all; Sunrun also supports their own families. Working parents at Sunrun are offered a great deal of attractive benefits that support them and their loved ones. These include paid parental leave (as well as maternity leave coaching), short-term disability, fertility support, lactation facilities, and more.
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